[boost] Re: non-member reset()

Daniel Frey <d.frey@gmx.de> writes:

David Abrahams wrote:

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Rob Stewart <stewart@sig.com> writes:

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swap() is typically as fast as or faster than copy assignment, Not for many types that one might like to reset, such as pointers, shared_ptr<T>, and integral types.

What about exception safety guarantees of assignment vs. swap?

What about 'em? Speaking generally, both are basic guarantee operations.

Personally, I'd say these are more important to think about than speed...

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